"The village will assign someone to serve as your guide. I hope you enjoy your stay in Kumogakure."
Dodai proactively took over the conversation, sparing Jingyi from saying something else that would make it hard for the Third Raikage to save face.
"Fine."
Whether he had a guide or not made little difference to Jingyi.
He had merely wanted to offer the Third Raikage some sincere greetings.
"If any of you have questions, you may come to the Raikage Office Building and find me. I will certainly see to it that our guests are satisfied. However..."
The Third Raikage suddenly paused, his meaningful gaze fixed on Jingyi.
The meaning was obvious. Since they were guests, they should enjoy themselves and act like proper guests—definitely no causing trouble.
"Of course. We're merely guests here, guests who came to sightsee and shop."
Jingyi smiled as he gave his assurance.
Just sightseeing, and perhaps eating some good food along the way. Nothing else.
"However, the Raikage Office should arrange the cattle purchase for us. The sooner they're sent out, the sooner they'll reach Konoha."
"Cash on delivery. Fair dealing for all!"
Third Raikage: "..."
Had they come to buy local specialties, or stock up on merchandise?
And what was this cash on delivery nonsense?
The more the Third Raikage listened, the worse it sounded. With a dark expression, he said:
"The village does not accept cash-on-delivery payments. Payment must be made in advance, and the same applies to mission commissions. As for the goods, the village will ensure they are delivered safely. If anything happens during transit, the village will compensate you."
A payment model like cash on delivery simply did not work in the ninja world.
Everyone did business with payment and goods exchanged on the spot.
"I will personally handle the